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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software) WINE] might allow to distribute older Windows software until a sufficient pool of Linux software did exist.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software) WINE] might allow to distribute older Windows software until a sufficient pool of Linux software did exist. Sufficiently old software may no longer be interesting for the software vendors but may still be useful on the laptop. Vendors might also be willing to [[Ask_OLPC_a_Question_about_Software#Dual-licensing_of_commercial_software|dual-license commercial software]] for the OLPC laptop.
Sufficiently old software may no longer be interesting for the software vendors but may still be useful on the laptop.


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*[http://www.gpi-online.de/media/User/Anzeigen.php?auszart=&auszjahr=1997&ProjectID=1 GPI 1999]
*[http://www.gpi-online.de/media/User/Anzeigen.php?auszart=&auszjahr=1997&ProjectID=1 GPI 1999]
*[http://www.gpi-online.de/media/User/Anzeigen.php?StartAt=30&usr=&ProjectID=1&auszart=&auszjahr=2000 GPI 2000]
*[http://www.gpi-online.de/media/User/Anzeigen.php?StartAt=30&usr=&ProjectID=1&auszart=&auszjahr=2000 GPI 2000]

== See also ==

* [[Ask_OLPC_a_Question_about_Software#Dual-licensing_of_commercial_software|Dual-licensing of commercial software]]


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Revision as of 15:56, 16 January 2007

WINE might allow to distribute older Windows software until a sufficient pool of Linux software did exist. Sufficiently old software may no longer be interesting for the software vendors but may still be useful on the laptop. Vendors might also be willing to dual-license commercial software for the OLPC laptop.

For example: